DR Congo conflict fuels forest loss By Djaffar Al Katanty and Sonia Rolley July 17, 20245:42 AM PDTUpdated July 17, 2024 Companies ...

Congo lost more than 1.2 million acres of primary forest in 2021, mostly from residents clearing land for farming and for collecting wood for fires and charcoal, according to Global Forest Watch.

WWF’s Global Forest and Trade Network (GFTN), together with it’s Central African participants, contributed to this milestone through the certification of over two million ha of forests managed by ...